Tag Archives: basketball
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This Day In Sports History (November 2nd) – NBA in Japan
It was on this day in 1990 that the Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 119-96 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first regular season game of the four major professional North American sports (NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA) to be played outside of North America. The Suns were led that [...]
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25 Hilarious Basketball Fail GIFs
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been so preoccupied with the NFL, the MLB postseason, and the fact that there is no NHL that the 2012-13 NBA season kind of snuck up on me. It seems like just yesterday we were watching the USA All-Stars romp at the London 2012 Olympics and talking about [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 1st) – NBA
It was on this day in 1946 that the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in a game played at Maple Leaf Gardens. This game is recognized as the first official game of what is now known as the National Basketball Association. Prior to 1949 the league was known as the BAA, which [...]
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Watch Little Person Mani Love Beat Terrell Owens In A Game Of One-On-One Hoops (Video)
Remember earlier this month when we told you about Mani Love, the “world’s best little person basketball player”? Well, he’s received a lot of notoriety since his highlight reel from the Venice Basketball League went viral, so it seems a lot of guys want a shot at the diminutive street baller. And one of those [...]
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The Raptors Drained Not One, But Two Circus Shots Last Night Against The Bucks (Videos)
With a 250-to-1 shot at winning the 2012-13 NBA Championship (according to Bet365.com) the Toronto Raptors' odds of hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy at the end of the season appear to be awfully slim. In fact, they are currently being considered the second-most unlikely team to win the NBA Championship, with only the Charlotte Bobcats [...]
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Pacers’ Roy Hibbert Was Part Of A “Gangnam Style” Flash Mob (Video)
The Indiana Pacers’ Roy Hibbert may have made only his first All-Star appearance last season, which was his fourth in the NBA. However, he’d already become a fan-favorite in Indianapolis thanks in large part to his special promotion called “Roy Hibbert’s Area 55.” You see, for the last three years, Hibbert has personally purchased 55 [...]
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Jeremy Evans Had The Best 10-Second Sequence Of The NBA Pre-Season (Video)
During the second quarter of yesterday's preseason game between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers, Jeremy Evans provided spectators with what will undoubtedly go down as the greatest 10-second sequence of the 2012 NBA preseason. In fact, this brilliant energetic burst from the high-fly Best Seller ing Jazz forward may in fact go [...]
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WNBA Coach Cheryl Reeve Threw A Jacket-Tossing Tantrum Last Night (Video)
You probably didn't know this, but the WNBA Finals are currently underway. And while the league's 2012 season has been going on for about five months now, it wasn't until last night that we were finally treated to a WNBA highlight worthy of its very own post. So, what does this highlight that we [...]
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Watch 5’5″ Porter Maberry Perform An Incredible Eastbay Dunk (Video)
Just because you’re short, that doesn’t mean you can’t be a good basketball player. We learned that a few weeks ago from a guy named Jamani Swanson. However, if you’re particularly short, that does usually preclude the possibility of performing highlight reel dunks. Of course, there are exceptions to this. Spud Webb, for example, was [...]
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Watch Dwyane Wade Miss A Wide Open Dunk (Video)
How often does a 1-on-0 break end without a basket in the NBA? Like, 1 in 10? Or maybe 1 in 100? It can’t be often, that’s for sure. Unfortunately, when it is your first game back after undergoing knee surgery, the chances are apparently much higher. Just ask the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade. After [...]
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Blake Griffin Drains A 75-Foot Shot At Clippers Scrimmage (Video)
The 2012 NBA pre-season hasn’t even begun yet, and Blake Griffin is already providing us with highlight reel clips. But his latest highlight doesn’t feature another one of his patented high-flying slam dunks. Instead, it displays another much-less talked about facet of Griffin’s game: his shooting range. The reason why not many people talk about [...]
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Meet Jamani Swanson, The Best “Little Person” Basketball Player In The World (Video)
Basketball has had it’s share of diminutive stars. Nate Robinson of the Chicago Bulls is just 5’9″. So was Calvin Murphy, a.k.a. the Pocket Rocket. Then there was Spudd Webb, who was only 5’7″, and yet he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1986. And of course, we can’t forget the shortest of them [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 21st) — United States Dream Team
It was on this day in 1991 that U.S.A. Basketball announced the “Dream Team” for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Ten of the best players in the NBA were named to the team, with two more added in May of 1992. Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, [...]
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Put Your Fantasy Sports Knowledge To Good Use At FantasyFactor.com
Stop me if this sounds like a familiar story. You’ve spent weeks crafting the perfect draft strategy. You’ve studied all the injury charts, the updates, the rumors and match ups. When draft day arrives you execute your strategy to perfection, making ungodly value picks and getting all the sleepers that you were targeting. Excitement for [...]
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Wizards Guard John Wall Schools A Hotshot High School Prospect In One-On-One (Video)
When you’re a big-time college basketball recruit, it’s easy for your ego to get a little inflated. After all, you’re always talking to people who tell you how great you are—coaches, recruiters, fellow students, your mom, you name it. So what’s the best way to knock a big-name recruit down a peg? Have him go [...]
